Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 12.07.14
25/07/2014
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Federally Inspected Slaughter By Species and Day - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 12, 2014
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Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine Bison 1/
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Monday 111,044 2,455 385,540 9,143 2,430 - 203
Tuesday 116,117 2,525 400,017 9,450 1,809 - 209
Wednesday 113,968 1,490 397,702 7,634 1,160 - 195
Thursday 115,146 2,079 395,625 9,232 2,094 - 224
Friday 113,357 2,014 280,659 6,656 1,567 - 112
Saturday 9,551 - 1,375 50 17 - -
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Total 579,183 10,563 1,860,918 42,165 9,077 - 943
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%Steers 54.4 %Barrows & gilts 96.9 %Lambs & yearlings 93.6
%Heifers 27.4 %Sows 2.8 %Mature sheep 6.4
%Cows 16.6 %Boars 0.4
%Bulls 1.6
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- Represents zero.
1/ Bison are not covered under the Meat Inspection Act, and therefore do not req
inspection. Numbers refer to the amount killed in Federally Inspected plants
Inspected, and are not necessarily inspected.
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Meat Production, Live Weight and Dressed Weight - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 12, 2014
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Production Species and class Live weight Dressed Weight
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million pounds pounds pounds
Beef 464.8 Cattle 1,320 804
Steers 865
Heifers 783
Cows 628
Bulls 908
Calves and veal 1.6 Calves 264 156
Pork 396.5 Hogs 284 213
Barrows and gilts 210
Sows 306
Boars 207
Lamb and mutton 2.9 Sheep 136 68
Mature sheep 67
Lambs and yearlings 69
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Total meat
production 865.8
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Head & Percentage by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 12, 2014
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Number of Percent
Species head of total
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Cattle Total 579,183
Steers 314,964 54.4
Heifers 158,493 27.4
Dairy cows 53,333 9.2
Other cows 43,006 7.4
Bulls 9,387 1.6
Calves Total 10,563
Hogs Total 1,860,918
Barrows and gilts 1,802,608 96.9
Sows 51,637 2.8
Boars 6,673 0.4
Sheep Total 42,165
Mature sheep 2,717 6.4
Lambs and yearlings 39,448 93.6
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Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle by Class - U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, July 12, 2014
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Number of head slaughtered
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Day Steers & heifers Dairy & other
of as % of Dairy Other as % of
week Steers Heifers cattle cows cows cattle
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Monday 64,895 29,937 85.4 7,245 7,484 13.3
Tuesday 61,649 32,420 81.0 11,929 8,569 17.7
Wednesday 58,543 34,449 81.6 10,653 8,690 17.0
Thursday 62,790 29,091 79.8 11,209 9,563 18.0
Friday 62,609 30,035 81.7 11,014 7,705 16.5
Saturday 4,478 2,561 73.7 1,283 995 23.9
Total 314,964 158,493 81.7 53,333 43,006 16.6
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Source: USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
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